Bulls.com Sam Smith(yeah, you stopped reading right there ) throws in his 1 cent on this(and a few other odds/ends). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The only reason Pop has any cred with players is that Duncan bought into him when he came into the league. Same as PJ and Jordan. Pop's approach to coaching is irrelevant unless he has credibility with the players. Pop owes his career to Duncan. McHale however is not in as fortunate a position as Pop was.
Because the owner didn't like his demeanor or the fact that he didn't like being dictated to about when to play Yao.
Not sure why people are mad about this. Lowry is making it easier, helping everyone understand that Dragic is the guy to keep. Obviously this could be uncomfortable for Morey, who was undoubtedly planning to lowball Dragic.
As they should be. Just about anyone on this board can coach better than him, if you call what he does coaching.
Your argument certainly has merit. However Pop was the head coach or/and GM of the Spurs before Duncan came onto the scene. In fact he was the one who traded Rodman to the Bulls! And I assume he will have cred after Duncan leaves. And what is your opinion about the lunatics running the asylum?
Would I be correct at saying this reply is just sheer lunacy? Man do you understand horns and how well your roster can run that offensive set? Do you dream pick and roll/pop? Has your life been about defensive rotations? When you watch the Spurs offense can you explain why exactly you are watching poetry in motion? I understand all of the above. But as a coach I would extend all the way up to the top of McHale's socks.
Oh, wait. That comment about socks could be misconstrued. I would extend all the was up to the top of the sole of his socks, assuming he was not wearing tennis shoes.
This is very important to note. Notice how much of the article is based around actual quotes from Kyle?? Not very much of it. This is Billy boy's opinions more than it is actual words coming from Kyle's mouth. Ingram is full of crap and is the one of the most disgruntled so-called "Rockets fans" in the world, and would love no more than to start more controversy about about the organization.
I have to ask, does anyone else feel that McHale was brought in to apply some discipline to a roster who's egos were getting too big for their sneaker size? Players have to understand they are not coaches. Coaches have to understand that they are implementing the desires of the FO. The FO has to understand that they have to be a reflection of the wishes of the owner. I believe that is what we are seeing in the news. I would expect anyone not signing on to the Rocket's philosophy to be seen the door before the beginning of next season. It is all about Les. He owns the club.
McHale's strength did not play out well.... He did not develop any of the young big men. Hill got traded, Patterson was below average to no show, Greg Smith never saw the light of day, Morris undeveloped, and veteran Scola regressed. Front Office could have gone with Finch as the head coach....
Patience is a virtue. Understanding is that while I was replying on this sight I had no view of your question.
1. I can see Kevin Martin's frustration over minutes. 2. I am not sure where the Morris thing comes from. He simply didn't get many NBA minutes, but when he did get limited minutes in some of the late season games, he played SF. The team also played him at SF in the D-League and guys like Morey and Rosas kept on talking about him having higher ceiling as SF. Frankly, he didn't look very ready to contribute at the NBA level when he played. 3. As for Kyle wanting to play Adelman's offense. I can see it. I can also see why McHale chose not to do it: The 2011/12 Rodckets didn't have Rick Adelman's center, Chuck Hayes, making the Rick Adelman passes from the high post. Chuck is actually that important offensively-- the Rockets were 4.5 points per 100 possessions worse ON OFFENSE without him on the floor. http://www.82games.com/1011/10HOU16.HTM#onoff I really would not have wanted Dalembert and Jordan Hill trying to run the Princeton offense. On the other hand, the Rockets may not have had the perfect personnel for running the offense that Kevin McHale wanted, either (with Scola being the only decent post player and the PGs being the only ones capable of creating for the team off the dribble). It's all well and fine for Lowry to disagree with McHale's (and Kelvin Sampson and the rest of the coaching staff's) tactical decisions. People have different opinions about how things gets done sometimes. As for whether the team can or cannot win with McHale: They basically achieved the same record with substantially the same personnel (minus Hayes, plus Dalembert) as last year's squad. Not sure one can say that you can win with Adelman but never with McHale.
